OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Officials in Burkina Faso say that 14 candidates will take part in next month’s election, the first since the longtime leader in this West African nation was forced from power. Blaise Compaore served as president for nearly three decades until a popular uprising last year. Next …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – One by one, the camera panned over the faces of the Kansas City Royals, who had lined up along the first-base line for introductions before Game 3 of their AL Division Series. When it settled on Brandon Finnegan, the crowd roared just a little bit louder. …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jerryd Bayless keyed a fourth-quarter rally, scoring all of his 15 points in the period to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 95-88 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Bayless was 6 of 7 in the quarter to help Memphis erase a six-point Boston lead …

Women’s soccer (football) was once banned from Football League grounds in England because the game was deemed “quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged.” The ban was lifted in 1971, and four decades later the women’s game is getting an unprecedented boost at the London Olympics. The …

These are adventurous times – and not necessarily in a fun way – for Joe Gibbs. For a team owner whose operation has produced victories in four of the nine Sprint Cup races to date, Gibbs finds himself on a bit of unsteady ground as the tour works its way …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The divide between golf’s two biggest names just keeps growing. There’s Rory McIlroy, shooting another round in the 60s and looking very much like the man to beat at the PGA Championship. Then there’s Tiger Woods, spraying shots all over Valhalla and now most concerned with making …

CLEVELAND – Mike Aviles hit a three-run homer in the second and added the go-ahead single in the eighth inning to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Saturday. Pinch-hitter Jason Kipnis started the rally with a leadoff walk off Rex Brothers (2-3). After Lonnie Chisenhall’s sacrifice, …

METAIRIE, La. – Kenny Vaccaro isn’t ready to abandon his “reckless” approach to football — not even after a rookie campaign interrupted by two concussions and cut short by a broken ankle. Looking healthy again during voluntary offseason practices, the Saints’ 2013 first-round draft pick says he’s eager to take …

While Sam Hornish Jr. continues to “audition” for a full-time Sprint Cup ride, he’s keeping his profile out front – literally – in the Nationwide Series. Hornish drove a Penske Racing Dodge to the pole position with a speed of 122.454 miles per hour Saturday morning for Saturday afternoon’s Zippo …

SEATTLE – Nick Johnson scored 15 points, five in the final 2 minutes, and No. 8 Arizona rallied from an early deficit for an ugly 57-53 victory over Washington on Thursday night, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Huskies. Mark Lyons and Solomon Hill both added 10 points for …